Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-05
EASTERN NEWS.
The President Passes a
Pleasant Day.
PARKER EULOGIZES BEECHER
Farmers in Conference at Mime
apOlis-A Sensational Story
From Iowa.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

| Associated Press Dispatches TO the HERALD
ST. LOUIS, October 4.-To-day''
programme for the entertainment o
the President comprehends a recep
ton, a boat-ride to the fair grounds, {
gorgeous evening pageant, ball anc
departure for Chicago at 8 o'clock.
The President was met at the hote
by the committee and escorted to the
court house under protection of a troop
OF mounted police.
THE TRAVELLERS RECEPTION.
For two hours there was a reception
by the Commercial Travellers Associ'
alton in the rotunda of the court
house, which was handsomely deco.
rated. The travelling men passed by
the President in single file. Follow.
ing them was the crowd, and hand
shaking continued until 1890.
OFF FOR AN EXCURSION.
The reception over, the President
hurried to the carriage through side
entrance and was driven to the excur-
sion boat. At the same time Mrs,
Cleveland left the hotel and was
aboard the boat a few minutes later,
and then the vessel steamed down the
river for trip to Jefferson Barracks.
PLEASANT PREPARATIONS.
The floor of the vessel was hand.
somely adorned with flowers and the
United States arsenal band was in at.
tendance. There were between 300
and 400 invited guests on board. The
trip was gotten up as a relief for the
President and Mrs. Cleveland from
the almost constant round OF
receptions and other festivities.
The boat ran down stream about eight
miles, turned, and reached the land
ing again at II 80. An accompanying
excursion boat, containing artillery
fred salute, while the tugs, steam
ers and locomotives on both shores
saluted with steam-whistles.
THE AFTERNOON
Was uneventful. The Presidential
party was escorted in carriages from
the boat to the fair grounds, where
they became the guests of the FAN
Association, and lunched with party
of thirty or forty ladies and gentlemen
in the club rooms. They then wit
messed the races, and returned to the
hotel for dinner.
IN THE EVENING .-.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
witnessed a grand street parade O
veiled prophets, illustrating by twenty
two floats some of the events of bibli
cal history. The procession was about
one hour in passing throughout its
length. 1t was illuminated with col
ored lights besides the glare from l0C
gas jets especially erected for the car
nival. Later the President and Mrs,
Cleveland were conveyed to the Mer-
chants Exchange building, in the
great hall of which was given the
veiled prophets ball.
''HAIL TO THE CHIEF"
The were escorted to the ballroom
Mr.. Frank Gaenni, president of the
Exchange and Mayor Francis leading
the President and Mrs. Cleveland
next, followed by members of the re-
ception committee and their wives. A
trumpet call signalled their approach
and they marched around the hall te
the music, "Hail to the Chief" Al
the center of the north end, and upor
platform, were seats for the Presi
dent and his wife, Mayor Francis ant
wife, and Mr.. Gaenni and wife. The
triumphal procession moved to these
and as the honored guests were seated
the auaience of ladies and gentlemen
in full dress costume, roundly ap
plauded.
A MASQUERADE.
At 10 o'clock the trumpeters an
nounced the coming of the veileo
prophets and the promenaders gave
way to his excellency and court fol
lowers. His excellency led the pro
cession, escorted by train of gaudily
and richly dressed men bearing ban.
ners of strange devices and arms o1
the feudal days. At II O'Clock the
Presidential party withdrew and were
escorted to the depot and left fol